The United Nations

Question 1

What is the UN

Answer 1

A Treaty organisation established by the UN Charter

Question 2

What is the process of joining the UN?

Answer 2

The Security Council recommends membership and the General Assembly passes a resolution

Question 3

What are the 5 organs of the UN?

Answer 3

1. General Assembly
2. Security Council
3. Economic and Social Council
4. Secretariat
5. International Court of Justice

Question 4

What is the General Assembly

Answer 4

The GA is not a debating chamber but just an assembly of all states that recommends resolutions that influence customary law and other institutional bodies

Question 5

What are the most important organs of the General Assembly?

Answer 5

Human rights Council
International Law Commission
UNDP
WFP

Question 6

Can you make reservations from the UN Charter?

Answer 6

NOPE, states are fully bound

Question 7

What are the purposes of the UN laid out in the charter?

Answer 7

1. Creates institutions and rules
2. Identify and adopt basic human rights values
3. Peaceful resolution of disputes
4. Establish UN institutions
5. Create further institutions if necessary

Question 8

What is the main responsibility of the Security Council?

Answer 8

Maintain international peace and security

Question 9

Who holds the veto on the Security Council?

Answer 9

The permanent five members of the Security Council hold veto powers namely; the United States of America, People’s Republic of China, Russian Federation, the French Republic and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Question 10

What does Chapter 7 allow the Security Council to do?

Answer 10

It allows the SC to do pretty much anything regarding threats to peace and security

Question 11

What Article says that the SC can take action to secure peace?

Answer 11

Article 24, 25 and 26

Question 12

What is a double veto

Answer 12

1. Initiating a vote on whether an issue is procedural and then using a veto to force it to be termed non-procedural
2. Vetoing the issue itself

Question 13

What article says that all states must obey resolutions of the SC

Answer 13

Article 25?

Question 14

What does Article 25 do?

Answer 14

Says that all states must obey resolutions by the Security Council

Question 15

What is the most important work of the Economic and Social Council

Answer 15

The 2 1966 Covenant; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights

Question 16

What did the Trusteeship Council do?

Answer 16

It had played a role in decolonisation as it managed and supported colonial states to attain self-governance or independence

Question 17

When did the Trusteeship Council suspend its operations?

Answer 17

1994

Question 18

What does the Secretariat do?

Answer 18

• Houses the Secretary-General
• Does UN admin
• can sometimes support dispute resolution by offering “good offices”

Question 19

What article asserts that the GA must codify and develop International Law?

Answer 19

Article 13

Question 20

What does Article 13 do?

Answer 20

Establishes a purpose of the GA to codify and develop IL

Question 21

What does Article 22 do?

Answer 21

Allows the GA the power to establish organs

Question 22

What article allows the GA to establish organs?

Answer 22

Article 22

Question 23

What are the the success of the International Law Commission?

Answer 23

• Vienna Convention on Treaties, UNCLOS,
• Rome Statute creating the International Criminal Court,
• Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and more

Question 24

How was the International Law Commission Established?

Answer 24

By GA Resolution

Question 25

How was the UN Commission on International Trade Law established?

Answer 25

By GA resolution

Question 26

What does the UN Commission on International Trade Law do?

Answer 26

Works in areas of private IL?

Question 27

What UN bodies were created by General Assembly Resolution

Answer 27

International Law Commission
UN Commission on International Trade Law